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Bieke Steeman in Serenje, Zambia

Podcast: The power of international exchange in education

We looked for stories of teachers who have experience with international exchanges and interviewed them online. The outcome: a podcast on the power of international exchange in education!

Belgium

Secondary education

Partnerships

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Enabel and VVOB sign cooperation agreement

The Belgian development agency Enabel and VVOB have committed to close collaboration to maximise the impact of the Belgian international cooperation on the education sector.

Global

Belgium

Partnerships

Banner illustration eNSPIRED by Nilu Kuhpour

Cross-border exchange: a catalyst for global equity in education

Every year, VVOB organises an eNSPIRED learning week that revolves around a theme with international expert speakers. 2020 was dedicated to ‘multilingualism’ but highjacked by COVID (what else?), postponing the physical learning week in March to a full online edition in November.

Belgium

South Africa

Vietnam

Equity

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VVOB video series on inclusive education wins D4D prize!

We are very excited to share that VVOB has won the 2020 edition of the Prize 'Digital for Development (D4D)’ awarded by the Royal Museum for Central Africa and the Belgian Development Cooperation...

Belgium

South Africa

Primary education

Teachers

Linking early childhood education classrooms to develop global identities

Three Belgian teachers involved in a SchoolLink with a Zambian school share how putting preschoolers in contact with peers who act, speak or look different supports the development of global citizenship skills.

Belgium

Zambia

Early education

Teachers

Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation endorses GRP4ECE toolkit

Alexander De Croo received his own copy of the GRP4ECE toolkit and said: "This gives girls genuine equal opportunities."...

Global

Belgium

Early education

Teachers

Gender

eNSPIRED: promoting equity through international dialogue

Els Callens (teacher trainer at VIVES university college in Flanders, Belgium) explains how VVOB's eNSPIRED programme influences the Flemish education system...

Belgium

Teachers

Equity

Schoollinks raise students’ awareness of SDGs

“The Gambian and Belgian education systems are miles apart yet share an important goal: to nurture learners into tomorrow’s outspoken and critical citizens”, says teacher Tom Boeve, one of the pioneers of the schoollink between a school in Belgium and one in The Gambia. ...

Belgium

Secondary education

Same but different: teaching preschoolers in diverse Vietnam and Flanders

In a normal workweek, Gerda and Ingrid support teachers and school leaders. But in March, they spent an intense period with Vietnamese educational officers at provincial and district level. First in Belgium, then in Vietnam.

Belgium

Vietnam

Early education

Equity

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